Tuesdays with Morrie

Because according to Morrie on Tuesdays with Morrie “Aphorism means that just because someones dies, it doesn’t mean they’re fully gone, you still have all the memories of that person.” Even if my loved one or someone you adore passed away, it doesn't mean that “person” will take away all…

The fear of death survey has made me realize that death can be scary and a change that we need to consider. I discovered three themes in the survey. I labeled them as damaging pain, a leap of faith, and being fearless of the unknown. As I was reviewing my results from the survey I discovered emotions that I had not considered. Young adults never sit down to think about death because, let’s be honest, we think we will live forever. My first theme I defined as damaging pain. I labeled the first…

Running Head: FROM THE OUTSIDE IN 2 ABSTRACT ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's, is a disease where your body attacks its own muscles. This research project will explain a lot of information on the terrifying disease of ALS. It will include the signs and symptoms of the disease, and the risk factors it takes to get ALS. It will also explain how and if the disease can be diagnosed by different test and when these test occur. Treatment is a huge part of any type of disease and will be explained how…

The Last Lecture is a joint collaboration brought to the world from the minds of both Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow that made its debut in early 2008. The book reached the New York Times Best Selling list, and stayed for about 112 weeks, which explains the 4.23/ 5 rating received from Goodreads. The book is based on "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", the last lecture, Pausch was able to perform back in September 2008. The book is essentially about a university professor who summarized…

“Jessica, would you please just sit still for a few minutes?” is something I heard often as a child. I was always on the move, whether I was running, dancing, or twirling around the house. My older brother, however, was the complete opposite; he never was too active. Brandon like to relax, read a book, and just hang out. No, he loved to read books. Most of the pictures from our childhood consist of Brandon sitting next to me, reading way, and me looking bored or trying to escape. Some people…

Have you always wondered about the afterlife? Have you always wanted to know the purpose or meaning of your life here on earth? Mitch Albom, the author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven gives us a stupendous story that will change everything we’ve ever believed about the meaning of our lives and our views on the afterlife. Albom’s idea of experiencing five individuals who instills a divine piece of wisdom and disregard the idea of being lonely and more arranged for our future in heaven makes…

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, which was written by Mitch Albon, is a fiction and I found myself very fond in reading the story. It is a general age type of reading material, but somehow I believe the storyline gave its focus more towards the adult readers. Its elements of humane values and life notifying messages that took over the plot made me wanted to flip through the pages for even more. I was carried away enjoying the uniqueness of how the plot was being organized. This story is set…

Anahis Figueroa Both My Home and My Happy Place It was a bright, sunny day in Chicago. The temperature was perfect. It wasn’t too hot but hot enough that it wasn’t overwhelming. I turned my attention to Lake Michigan. I looked at the water glistening and the waves moving forward in unison. And that's when I noticed that I was blanking out. As I continued drowning in my own thoughts, I stopped when I heard my sister’s voice say, “Come on we’re leaving.” As she was dragging me along I notice my…

faith. The author has a great experience and a master’s degree in journalism, which gives him the skills to write books. Additionally, as a child, his schools and university were religious, which gives him the knowledge to write about faith. Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, and The First Phone Call from Heaven are just three of the 42 books he has written. Furthermore, this book has great points about life lessons and faith, but these three are the most important to me:…

My mom’s side of the family has always been at constant war. The fighting between her parents stopped only when her father died, and from childhood she can distinctly remember tension and strife between her sisters and mother. Broken relationships that were never made solid continued into her adulthood and surfaced from time to time. In my short lifetime on this earth, I don’t think there was a period of time longer than a year where all three sisters and their mother all spoke to one another.…